Definition of "kreplach" []

• Small pockets of noodle dough filled with ground meat or cheese, usually boiled and served in soups. (noun-plural)

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• "Fong shouts out, "kreplach," the Yiddish word for dumplings."
• "Ashkenazi Jews call them kreplach, which is their Yiddish name and Lithuanians call them kolduny."
• "They've modernized kreplach and smoked fish, giving buzz to Bubbe's best."